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News & Press
NCNW and Ashley
Stewart Stores announce national partnership. (more)
NCNW Issues Statement on Remarks by Don Imus. (more)
Dr. Dorothy I. Height
and 10 guests were invited from the National Council of Negro
Women, Inc. (more)
Astronaut Joan Higginbotham
to present photo of 633 Pennsylvania Avenue taken on space
mission in December to Dorothy Height on February 13, 2007 (more)
December, 2006:
NCNW Awarded $750,000 from Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund (more)
October 27, 2006:
Operation HOPE Honors Dorothy I. Height.
Excerpt: An incredible day honoring a living legend. (more)
March 22, 2006: Ann Fudge, Dr. Johnnetta Cole and Cathy
Hughes Honored by the National Council of Negro Women at
8th Annual Uncommon Height Awards Gala.
Excerpt: It was all glitz and glamour at the 8th Annual Uncommon Height Awards Gala, which was held Tuesday night, March 21, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. This year, the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) honored Ms. Ann Fudge
Chair and CEO of Young & Rubicam Brands, Dr. Johnnetta Cole President of Bennett College and Chair of United Way of America, and Ms. Cathy Hughes Founder & Chair
of Radio One with the Uncommon Height Awards. (Full Text)
March 12, 2006:
National Council of Negro Women Promotes "Wellthier" Lifestyle
In New Book, Tomorrow Begins Today: African American Women
As We Age - Pioneering book takes a revealing look at finance,
health, and life satisfaction, and provides tools to empower
women.
Excerpt: The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) announces
the release of its new book, Tomorrow Begins Today: African American
Women as We Age - a revealing look into the lives of African
American women. The book explores the important issues that women
face as they age. Focusing on finance, health and life satisfaction,
and including data gathered from research conducted by NCNW,
Tomorrow Begins Today shows how to make the most of life's stages
through self-empowerment and create a successful and fulfilling
future. In addition to the book release, NCNW will sponsor a
contest that encourages book clubs to read the book and have
a chance to…(Full Text)
February 1, 2006: NCNW Partners with One Shared World.
Excerpt: Whether we realize it or not, our lives are intertwined with those of women around the globe. Their struggles are our struggles—their problems are our problems—their future is our future. That is why NCNW is a key partner in One Shared WorldSM—a new national education campaign to encourage American working women to learn more, connect more, and do more to help our sisters in developing countries live better, healthier and more…(Full Text)
December 4, 2005: NCNW holds 52nd National Convention in Washington, DC.
Excerpt: Nearly 700 women gathered at the JW Marriott in Washington, D.C. for the National Council of Negro Women's (NCNW) 52nd National Convention. The weeklong event provided African American women from across the country the opportunity to shape the national agenda for NCNW, and served as a platform for members to discuss solutions to societal issues in local communities, such as health, education and economic empowerment…(Full Text)
September 12, 2005: National Council of Negro Women Celebrates 20th Annual Black Family Reunion Celebration - Inspires Strength and Unity in the Black Community.
Excerpt: An estimated 500,000 attendees from all backgrounds and ethnicities came together to participate in the 20th Annual Black Family Reunion Celebration on the national mall this past weekend. Organized by the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), the two-day cultural event celebrated the enduring strengths and values of the black family. Created in 1986 by Dorothy Height Ph.D., NCNW chair and president emerita, in response to negative publicity about the black family, the Black Family Reunion Celebration seeks to unify and engage the community on issues impacting the black family, including education, economic…(Full Text)
June 27, 2005: NCNW hosts motivational tour to inspire women to focus on wellness, spiritual and life satisfaction- National campaign recasts midlife as a time of renaissance and renewal.
Excerpt: Tomorrow Begins Today: African American Women As We Age is a multi-dimensional public education campaign sponsored by The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), with a mission to inspire personal development and empowerment for African American women. This first-of-its-kind initiative will inspire African American women to view their middle years as a time of renaissance and renewal. "Midlife is a hectic time - with often overwhelming family and career responsibilities… (Full Text)
Recent News Items
June 5, 2006, Jet: Dr. Dorothy Height Honored.
Excerpt: Civil rights icon Dr. Dorothy I. Height (seated) is saluted on her lifetime commitment to justice and equality during a Congressional Black Caucus tribute at Howard University's Ira Aldridge Theater in Washington, D.C. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-MI) (3rd, r), along with Rep. Diane Watson (D-CA) (2nd, r) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) (r), presents Dr. Height with a House of Representatives Congressional resolution that cites her contributions to civil rights. Looking on are (l-r) Dr. Vanessa Weaver-Coleman, executive producer…(Full Text)
April 20, 2006, Business Wire: National Council of Negro Women Promotes ''Wellthier'' Lifestyle in New Book, Tomorrow Begins Today: African American Women as We Age.
Excerpt: The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) announces the release of its new book, Tomorrow Begins Today: African American Women as We Age -- a revealing look into the lives of African American women. The book explores the important issues that women face as they age. Focusing on finance, health and life satisfaction, and including data gathered from research conducted by NCNW, Tomorrow Begins Today promotes vital, vibrant options that show how to make the most of life's stages and, through self-empowerment, create a successful, fulfilling…(Full Text)
March 26, 2006, The Star-Ledger: Week Ahead.
Excerpt: Black women offer forum on setting goals ELIZABETH: A new book to help African-American women set goals toward living well as they age will be the focus of a local National Council of Negro Women forum Wednesday. The council's section for the greater Elizabeth area is sponsoring the event that will run from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Elizabeth Public Library, 11 S. Broad St. Sylvia Patrick, a representative from the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the national council, will give an overview…(Full Text)
January 13, 2006, Voice of America Press Releases and Documents: Tireless Civil Rights Campaigner Continues to Work for Social Justice.
Excerpt: At 93, Dorothy Height has been an eyewitness to more civil rights history than any other black leader living today. Ms. Height says she felt it was her mission to help people from the time she was a child in Rankin, Pennsylvania. An avid learner and gifted student, Ms. Height entered a national oratory contest for a four-year scholarship to Barnard College in New York City. Speaking on the subject of the U.S. Constitution, she won the contest and packed her bags for New York. But she says her arrival at the school was the first of many instances where she would experience the sting of overt racism. "I was accepted at Barnard College and was denied admission when I arrived…(Full Text)
December 2, 2005, State News Service: Secretary Spellings Praises Work of Dorothy Height and NCNW.
Excerpt: U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today addressed more than 400 women at the 52nd national convention of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) in Washington, D.C. She praised the work of 93-year-old NCNW Chairwoman and President Emerita Dorothy Height for her courageous work on behalf of Americans of all races, especially women. Following are Secretary Spellings' prepared remarks…(Full Text)
October 19, 2005, New York Daily News: Civil Rights Musical Lets "Freedom" Sing.
Excerpt: Joe Coleman swears he doesn't know how it happened. All he did was get on the phone to talk about writing a song to honor the 93rd birthday of social pioneer and civil rights activist Dr. Dorothy Height and the next thing he knew, he was planning a musical encompassing the whole 20th-century struggle for freedom and equality. "In 45 minutes," he says, "we went from a song to a presentation to skits to a full musical." Incidentally, Coleman, the lead singer with a Platters group, had never written…(Full Text)
September 11, 2005, The Washington Post: Fellowship, Food Fill Air At Black Family Reunion Celebration.
Excerpt: After 20 years, the Black Family Reunion Celebration has become, well, like family, a place you can keep coming back to even if you've been away for a while, like Mark McCoy. It had been four or five years since the 44-year-old teacher from Silver Spring visited the annual celebration on the Mall, and the world has changed a lot. But as he watched his son Derek, 8, and other children sitting under a tent, learning how to sketch Mickey Mouse, McCoy said the festival was the same fun, familiar event that he remembers from years ago and that he expects for years to come. "It just goes to show you that if you do something right, and they have done this right for many years…(Full Text)
September 1, 2005, The Crisis: Q&A: New Book Looks at Black Women As They Age.
Excerpt: African American women are living longer than ever before. Over the past 55 years, their life expectancy has increased more than that of any other group in the United States - an average of 12 years. That is good news for the 6.1 million Black women between the ages of 35 and 59 who were the focus of research conducted recently by the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), which included secondary research analysis, focus groups and surveys. The research revealed, among other things, that Black women were not prepared to live successfully in old age. NCNW has published a new book, Tomorrow Begins Today: African American Women as We Age, eased on its research findings and part of an initiative launched last spring to empower…(Full Text)
July 2, 2005, www.BlackNews.com: National Council of Negro Women Motivational Tour Inspires Women To Focus On Wellness, Spiritual and Life Satisfaction - National campaign recasts midlife as a time of renaissance and renewal.
Excerpt: Tomorrow Begins Today: African American Women As We Age is a multi-dimensional public education campaign sponsored by the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), with a mission to inspire personal development and empowerment for African American women. This first-of-its-kind initiative inspires African American women to view their middle years as a time of renaissance and renewal. "Midlife is a hectic time with often overwhelming family and career responsibilities for women," said Cheryl Cooper, national executive director of NCNW. "This campaign encourages women to…(Full Text)
June 9, 2005, The Washington Post: Civil Rights Leader Shares Memories.
Excerpt: Dorothy I. Height, an iconic figure in the American civil rights movement, spent Sunday afternoon in southern Howard County sharing her recollections of a long life devoted to social activism with an audience at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel. Height, 93, sporting one of the fashionable hats for which she is famous, spoke from her wheelchair on the stage of the laboratory's Kossiakoff Center Auditorium. The moderator for the event was Gwendolyn E. Boyd, an executive assistant at the lab and former national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. About 200 people attended the gathering, sponsored by the lab's Black History …(Full Text)
June 8, 2005, www.CivilRights.org: Civil Rights Pioneer Dr. Dorothy Height has Her Monumental Memoir Open Wide the Freedom Gates
Excerpt: Words from the incomparable work of noted and heralded poet Maya Angelou could not ring truer than when talking about the life and times of civil rights heroine and activist, Dr. Dorothy I. Height. Dr. Height's life has been defined by doing. Nothing has been out of her reach and the realm of her reach has been massive. She's marched with Martin, sat in sessions with Stokely, rode with Rosa and had joint meetings with John, President John F. Kennedy that is. The civil rights movement would never be properly documented without the outstanding contributions…(Full Text)
March 28, 2005, The Washington Post: Out & About
Excerpt: Birthday cakes, balloons, champagne -- this is the stuff of ordinary birthdays. But for civil rights legend Dorothy Height, who turned 93 on Thursday, only something really special will do: a musical. "The Height of Excellence" is based on Height's 2003 memoir, "Open Wide the Freedom Gates." Friends such as Maya Angelou, George Faison and Joe Coleman are involved in the writing, directing and music, said Height, and plans call for a five-city tour in late spring or early summer. The only staging so far was a one-night sneak peek last September at Howard University. "That was sort of a dry run of a test," said Height. "They told me last night they're ready to go." The musical traces her remarkable life from childhood…(Full Text)
March 27, 2005, The Commercial Appeal: Council of Negro Women aids community -- Organization restructures, resumes advocacy role.
Excerpt: Mary McLeod Bethune established the National Council of Negro Women Inc. , a voluntary, nonprofit membership organization helping women of African descent to improve the quality of life for themselves, their families and communities, on Dec. 5, 1935. Working through advocacy and community-based programming in the United States, Egypt, Senegal and Zimbabwe, the Shelby County Section hit the ground running in 2005. "Though the years, we have sought to encourage African-American women to unite for personal strength and development," said section president and Whitehaven…(Full Text)
February 25, 2005, Voice of America Press Releases and Documents: Civil Rights Legend Dorothy Height.
Excerpt: One of the pioneers of the civil rights movement still works every day from her marble-pillared office on Pennsylvania Avenue just blocks from the U.S. Capitol. Dorothy Height -- civil rights activist, humanitarian and president emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women -- has been fighting for racial equality in America for seven decades. She has been a consultant to every president from Dwight Eisenhower to Bill Clinton and has been awarded the country's highest honors. Robin Rupli has more on the tireless crusade…(Full Text)
January 31, 2004, The Associated Press: Month marks slavery, freedom and beyond.
Excerpt: As the nation marks Black History Month, historians and museum curators are reminding the world that African-Americans have been a part Washington, D.C., since its earliest days. About 60 percent of the District of Columbia's 572,000 residents are black. Their history in the area predates the 1791 creation of the federal district by Congress. "There was always a sizable free black population in the District of Columbia," said James Horton, the Benjamin Banneker professor of American Studies and History at George Washington University. For decades after the city became the nation's capital, slave markets flourished in the area that is today the National Mall, particularly along …(Full Text)
November 22, 2003, www.CivilRigths.org: Dr. Dorothy Height to Receive Congressional Gold Medal - Clinton Sponsors Bill to Honor Civil Rights Leader.
Excerpt: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that the Senate gave final approval last night to legislation awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Dorothy I. Height in recognition of her great service to the nation. Senator Clinton introduced this legislation in June. Representative Diane E. Watson (CA) sponsored the legislation in the House. The bill is now on its way to the President for his signature. "Dr. Height has been speaking out and acting on behalf of African-American women…(Full Text)
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